aforismo

Definitions of aforismo
  1. noun
    an authoritative declaration
    synonyms: aserto, sentencia
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    types:
    directivo, directorio, directriz
    a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
    type of:
    declaración
    a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
  2. noun
    a short pithy instructive saying
    synonyms: apotegma
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    type of:
    axioma, máxima, sentencia
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
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